MP&P Engineer 4

ACL Digital • Manassas, VA

298d

About The Position

The position involves defining requirements for materials, parts, and processes used in the manufacture of products. The role leads the production of specifications and other documents to manage the deployment of materials, parts, and processes while maintaining compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations. The candidate will promote standardization across business activities and evaluate emerging technologies for potential application to business needs. Additionally, the role includes leading the development and qualification of new materials, parts, and processes to meet requirements, integrating new technologies as appropriate, and managing test and audit programs to qualify suppliers to applicable requirements. The candidate will conduct complex analyses to determine reasons for failures of materials, parts, or processes and implement corrective and preventive actions. The position also involves leading design development and qualification of sophisticated computer and production systems to satisfy user requirements, working under minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Preference given to individuals with aircraft/aerospace experience, specifically experience in materials and processes, manufacturing of composite structures, SAP or other MRP systems.
• BS degree in Mechanical, Aerospace, Chemical Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum of 10 years work experience in the aerospace industry or related field.
• Demonstrated ability to use Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project.
• Must be a US Citizen or Legal US Permanent Resident Alien.
• Experience working with a CAD system such as CATIA, NX, Solidworks.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with materials and processes development for structural parts and assemblies utilizing composite and metal materials.
• Experience in testing of composite coupons, elements, joints, sub-components and/or components.
• Experience generating allowables, specification acceptance limits and equivalency assessments using CMH-17 methods.
• Experience with manufacturing composite parts and assemblies including manufacturing processes, quality buyoff and manufacturing work orders/documentation.
• Experience with CMH-17STATS, Minitab, MTS Multipurpose TestWare, CAD programs such as CATIA V5 (Composite Part Design) and/or FiberSIM.

Responsibilities

• Supports ongoing prototype and production programs to find solutions regarding composite materials and processes used to manufacture primary and secondary airframe structures.
• Creates materials and process specifications as needed to ensure manufacturing can produce the structures which meet performance requirements defined by the aircraft program.
• Participates in selection of materials and processes for new aircraft programs by leveraging lessons learned and databases from existing programs.
• Coordinates with Design, Stress, Manufacturing, Procurement, Quality and other departments as required to support materials and processes from conception to production on aerospace programs.
• Reviews designs for the manufacture, repair and assembly of composite components from materials, processes and testing perspective.
• Selects test methods, performs tests using load frame, environmental chamber, controller and associated test fixtures.
• Coordinates with other test engineers to support tests at all levels of the building block.
• Creates tests plans and test reports to determine materials, joints and component properties.
• Collaborates with Stress and Design groups to determine material and joint allowables including test selection, performing tests and data reduction.
• Generates allowables, design values, materials specification limits and equivalency assessments using CMH-17 and other in-house methods.
• Acts as a liaison with production manufacturing and testing facilities when needed.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees